Is amniocentesis able to detect fetal malformation

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For some expectant fathers and mothers, it is the happiest thing to have a healthy child. Due to various reasons, or taking medicine during pregnancy, or often in some radiation occasions, or their own physical conditions, many people will worry about the health problems of their babies. Because of a lot of carelessness, it may lead to fetal malformations. Baby defects, not only family pain, the baby is a kind of suffering, so timely detection is the key. Let's share with you the relevant knowledge about whether amniocentesis can detect fetal malformation.

Is amniocentesis able to detect fetal malformation

First: amniocentesis is one of the items of prenatal examination. Amniotic fluid cells are exfoliated cells from the fetus with the same genetic information. The amniotic fluid obtained by amniocentesis can be used for the evaluation of fetal intrauterine condition and the diagnosis of fetal diseases. Can be a good understanding of fetal health, deformity can also be found in a timely diagnosis. In order to have a healthy baby, it is necessary for some pregnant women to do this examination.

Second: like some young couples, long-term contact with electronic products, or because of work reasons, need to spend a long time in front of the computer, or take some drugs in the case of not knowing pregnancy, or there are genetic defects in the family, etc., in this case, for the health of the baby, you can choose to do amniocentesis to detect the situation of the fetus, generally speaking, the time of amniocentesis can be shortened Choose between 16-24 weeks of gestation.

Third: the purpose of amniocentesis is to detect fetal distress and identify fetal gender. Check the growth and development of the fetus. And the most important thing is to check whether the fetus is abnormal. This is the most significant diagnosis in amniocentesis, and it is also the purpose of many people to choose this examination. For pregnant women who are worried about fetal defects due to various reasons during pregnancy, we can consider doing this examination to judge the health of the fetus, which is also a responsible behavior for the baby.

matters needing attention

Pregnant mothers should pay attention to that not all pregnant women need to do amniocentesis before delivery, because this examination also has a certain effect, generally for the elderly expectant mothers over 35 years old. Down's screening for high-risk mothers to be. Mothers to be who have given birth to children with congenital defects, especially those with chromosomal abnormalities. One of the couples is a carrier of chromosomal abnormality or balanced heterotopia. In the second trimester of pregnancy, the sex of the fetus was determined. The level of serum alpha fetoprotein in patients with neural tube defect or this pregnancy was significantly higher than that in normal pregnancy. That's why we're considering amniocentesis.